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FO 371/168759

Commercial relations: Yemen, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Yemeni republicans' intention to ask Kuwait for financial help and the US inclination to favour this (1) Yemeni economic delegation's visit to Kuwait from 30 March to 2 April 1963 and the possibility of Kuwait providing financial aid to Yemen. Includes a joint communiqué on the Kuwait-Yemen discussions (2-5)

FO 371/168747

Political relations: Media reports on relations with Iraq, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Press reports that Iraq and Kuwait are negotiating secretly to settle their differences (1) Abd Al Karim Qasim's statement that Kuwait will be liberated (2) Extracts from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts relating to Kuwait and the 1963 Iraqi revolution (3) Newspaper cuttings from the Guardian regarding Iraq's claim to Kuwait (4)

FO 371/168743

Political relations: South Africa, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Kuwaiti measures against South Africa in response to apartheid. It includes an unofficial translation of a declaration issued by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a UN General Assembly debate report (1-2) Latest edition of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce, which contains an amplification of the decree to boycott South African trade (3)

FO 371/168742

Political relations: Syria, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Syrian Chargé d'Affaires in Baghdad Ahmad Al Rahbi's unofficial visit to Kuwait (1) Agreement by Syria and Kuwait to exchange diplomatic representation and strengthen relations. It includes a brief review of Kuwaiti-Syrian relations since Kuwaiti independence on 19 June 1961 (2-3)

FO 371/168737

Political relations: Jordan, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Al Tal and his views on Kuwait (1) Jordanian Ambassador to Kuwait presenting his letters of credence to the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah (2) Brief history and appraisal of the new Jordanian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Salem Juneidi (3) Yusef Hanna's views on Kuwait after his visit (4)

FO 371/168731

Political relations: UAR, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article from Al Bilad entitled: The Kuwaiti Authorities Discover a Plot by Abdul Nasser to Overthrow the Regime in Kuwait (1) Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak Al Sabah's visit to Cairo (2)

FO 371/168721

Education of Sultan's sons, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to the education of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's nephews (the sons of Tariq Bin Taimur).

FO 371/168720

Jurisdiction, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Application and provision of state laws outside Sharia Law (1) Request for a clean copy of the Muscat Order 1955 incorporating the 1958, 1959 and 1962 amendment orders (2)

FO 371/168684

Amendments to Bahrain Labour Ordinance 1957, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Amendments to the Bahrain Labour Ordinance 1957 and a request for permission to arrange parallel legislation (1) Parallel legislation in connection with the amendments to the Bahrain Labour Ordinance 1963, with a draft of the Queen's Regulations enclosed (2)

FO 371/168681

Political prisoners held in Bahrain, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to:The Amnesty International petition for the release of prisoners Ibrahim Mohammad Fakruh and Ibrahim Bin Musa (1)Authority to charge the interpreter's travel cost in the homicide case from the Japanese vessel MS Yukikawa Maru to public expenses (2)The true facts about the political prisoners in Bahrain being explained to General Mubarak in Kuwait (3).
FO 371/168679

Oil, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Oil in the Saudi Arabia-Bahrain marine area where the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) are drilling for oil in the area of Fasht Bu Saafa (1) Confirmation that a third hole bored by ARAMCO is yielding 10,000 barrels daily of good quality oil (2) An extract from the Financial Times for 14 June 1963 on the oil find for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia (3) Oil in the Saafa area, where only one well has been drilled, and a comment that some pressure will probably have to be exerted by Saudi Arabia before ARAMCO develops this field (4) The R
FO 371/168669

Annual review for 1962, 1963

This file contains the Annual Review of Bahrain for 1962 and related correspondence (1).